billable hour

billable hour. A unit of time used by an attorney, law clerk, or paralegal to account for work performed and chargeable to a client. • Billable hours are usu. divided into quarters or tenths of an hour. [Cases: Attorney and Client 140. C.J.S. Attorney and Client §§ 324–326, 328–329.]

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